Darwin used the breeding of Rock Pigeon varieties as a model for his theory of evolution by natural selection. New genetic data confirms his conclusion that most domestic and feral pigeon varieties come from the same species and explains how some varieties developed crests.

The RSPB thinks that more seabirds are affected by the wax-like substance in the English Channel since winds have blown most birds away from shore.

Since the banning of diclofenac, the status of vultures in the Indian subcontinent has improved somewhat, though several species are still in serious danger of extinction.

A 62-year-old Laysan Albatross has just hatched a chick at Midway Atoll NWR, her sixth in the last six years and probably her 35th overall.

If the Keystone XL pipeline fails to win approval, the leader of Canada's Northwest Territories wants to build a pipeline north to a new port on the Arctic. However, such a scheme is likely to be foolhardy.

Poachers have killed over 11,000 elephants in Gabon since 2004. While ivory is restricted in some countries, demand for ivory in Asia has increased and fueling the new poaching boom.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed protecting the wolverine under the Endangered Species Act. The main threat against it is climate change. Its population had previously been reduced to near extinction by trapping, and some wolverines continue to be caught in traps laid by USDA Wildlife Services.